respiratory infection Articles
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Immunostimulants in the prevention of respiratory infections
Immunomodulation promises to be an effective prophylactic and therapeutic modality for chronic and recurrent respiratory infections. As opposed to vaccines, the term Immunostimulant (IS) refers to a compound that produces a state of non-specific immunity. Most IS are oral formulations of bacterial lysates that have been used in clinical practice for decades. One of the main obstacles in the ...
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Vidar Digitizers Support World Health Organization Childhood Pneumonia - Case Study
In many developing countries throughout the world, infant and child mortality rates are disturbingly high, and acute respiratory infections— in particular pneumonia—are a leading cause of death. As a result, preventing pneumonia is a priority, and the World Health Organization (WHO) and other healthcare institutions are studying a number of vaccines designed to protect against the ...
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Mechanism of action and therapeutic efficacy of the biotechnology-derived immunostimulating extract OM-85 in respiratory tract infections
The burden of Respiratory Tract Infections (RTIs) in children and adults is very high, especially in developing countries. At least 1.9 million children throughout the world died from acute RTIs in 2000, 70% of them in Africa and Southeast Asia. As causative therapies of these frequently recurring infections have substantial limits, preventive measures deserve priority. Among these, non-specific ...
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Exhaled air dispersion during noninvasive ventilation via helmets and a total facemask
Abstract Background: Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) via helmet or total facemask is an option for managing patients with respiratory infections in respiratory failure. However, the risk of nosocomial infection is unknown. Methods: We examined exhaled air dispersion during NIV using a human patient simulator reclined at 45° in a negative pressure room with 12 air changes/h by two ...
By Inspir Labs
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Special report health case study
co2balance special report on the health effects of indoor smoke pollution from unregulated indoor cook stoves. Pneumonia accounts for nearly one fifth of childhood deaths worldwide, with approximately 2 million children under five dying each year. The majority of deaths occur in Africa and South-East Asia. Source WHO/ UNICEF. Acute lower respiratory infections {pneumonia) fn young children are ...
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Survival of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis andMycobacterium bovis in human urineTuberculosis is a zoonotic disease that mainly causes respiratory infection. However, it can also infect other organs such as the kidneys and bladder, which can lead to high counts of the organisms in the urine. Introducing urine diversion systems and reuse of the urine in agriculture may introduce new transmission routes for infection, increasing the risk of spread. This study evaluated the ...
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Significance of fomites in the spread of respiratory and enteric viral disease
Worldwide annually there are 1.7 million deaths from diarrheal diseases and 1.5 million deaths from respiratory infections (56). Viruses cause an estimated 60% of human infections, and most common illnesses are produced by respiratory and enteric viruses (7, 49). Unlike bacterial disease, viral illness cannot be resolved with the use of antibiotics. Prevention and management of viral disease ...
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Project - Sublingual Interferon-alfa (BL SLIT II)
We plan to develop sublingual interferon-alfa for the prevention of viral infections, such as influenza and coronaviruses (such as COVID-19). The rise in prevalence of viral respiratory infections in humans and increase in health care expenditure are projected to boost the growth of the global respiratory antiviral treatment market. Respiratory syncytial virus, influenza virus, parainfluenza ...
By BioLingus AG
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Ozette’s AI in the battle against Covid - Case study
Summary The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic began in 2019 and rapidly scaled to a global presence of disease known as COVID-19. Despite the relatively fast implementation of testing and vaccination worldwide, the rise of emerging viral variants and breakthrough infections raises concerns that SARS-CoV-2 will continue to pose a global health threat. ...
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Origin files patent application to protect its proposed treatment for viral and bacterial respiratory infections
Origin, Inc., a Phase III clinical stage biotechnology company, today announced that it has filed a provisional U.S. patent application to enhance the ability of its plasma-generated nitric oxide (NO) antimicrobial and antiviral therapy to be used to treat infections in the respiratory tract and other enclosed spaces in the body. The enhancements are designed to allow Origin’s NO therapy to ...
By Origin, Inc
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Aerosol generating procedures and risk of transmission of acute respiratory infections to healthcare workers: a systematic review
Abstract Aerosol generating procedures (AGPs) may expose health care workers (HCWs) to pathogens causing acute respiratory infections (ARIs), but the risk of transmission of ARIs from AGPs is not fully known. We sought to determine the clinical evidence for the risk of transmission of ARIs to HCWs caring for patients undergoing AGPs compared with the risk of transmission to HCWs caring for ...
By Inspir Labs
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B.C. Poultry Industry Warned to Halt Use of Antibiotic - Puroxi
Level of drug-resistant bacteria spikes in grocery-store chicken The Public Health Agency of Canada is warning B.C. poultry farmers and veterinarians to stop using a bovine antibiotic on chickens. The agency believes the practice is behind a significant spike in drug-resistant Campylobacter bacteria found in chicken tested from grocery stores. The bacteria are resistant to an antibiotic ...
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Improving the basic healthcare of Nigeria - Case Study
UNICEF is working with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency to improve the health care system of Nigeria. They collaborated with Addfield for a trial run of 16 containerised incinerators that were sent to medical facilities in Anambra, Benue, Enugu, Kogi and Kwara. UNICEF is the world’s leading organisation for the safety of children across the globe. They have created ...
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Replicating Human Breath with Gas Humidifiers
What is a Gas Humidifier? A gas humidifier is an instrument for artificially warming and humidifying respiratory gas for mechanically ventilated patients. When natural respiratory humidification decreases pulmonic infections and damage to lung tissue may ...
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What is Silent Asthma?
Some doctors and healthcare professionals refer to “silent asthma,” but you’ve probably had difficulty pinpointing its definition. While this term has made its way into medical practice jargon, it is not generally regarded as a medical term. There are a few reasons why people refer to “silent asthma.” To understand their meaning, you need to know about ...
By Aluna
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About COVID-19 | Coronavirus Cleaning and Disinfecting
The CDC is responding to an outbreak of a respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus (SARS Cov-2). The virus known as ‘coronavirus disease 2019’ (COVID-19) is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person or through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes. It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or an object that has the virus on it and ...
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What Are the Health Benefits of Probiotics?
Probiotics are a type of beneficial bacteria that exist in the human gut itself. There are more than 100 trillion bacteria in the human gut, which are roughly divided into beneficial bacteria, intermediate bacteria and harmful bacteria. When the human body is healthy, the intestinal flora is in a balanced state, but when you have symptoms of constipation and diarrhea, it means that the number of ...
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Organoid Models of SARS-CoV-2 Infection learned from COVID-19
The clinical presentation of COVID-19-related illness ranges from asymptomatic to mild respiratory symptoms resembling influenza infection to acute symptoms including pneumonia requiring hospitalization and admission to the intensive care unit. COVID-19 starts in the upper airways and lungs, but in severe cases can also affect the heart, blood vessels, brain, liver, kidneys, and intestines. ...
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Fabrication And Characterization Of 3D Bioprinted Triple-Layered Human Alveolar Lung Models
Researchers from Nanyang Technological University and its Center for 3D printing (SC3DP) have developed a 3D printed a highly repeatable and scalable three-dimensional in-vitro alveolar lung model using our REGENHU bioprinter, that could be exploited for pathogen translocation studies and respiratory-related toxicological testing applications. The triple-cell layered lung model was realized ...
By Regenhu
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Quantitative Assessment of Viral Dispersion Associated with Respiratory Support Devices in a Simulated Critical Care Environmen
Abstract Rationale:Patients with severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) require supplemental oxygen and ventilatory support. It is unclear whether some respiratory support devices may increase the dispersion of infectious bioaerosols and thereby place healthcare workers at increased risk of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Objectives:To ...
By Inspir Labs
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